Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours
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President Donald Trump said the US would block Iranian vessels and any ships that paid tolls, and that any Iranian "fast-attack" ships that went near the blockade would be eliminated. WASHINGTON: The deadline passed on Monday (Apr 13) for the start of a US military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down . Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of
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